لوس

Persian

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? lōs
Dari reading? lōs
Iranian reading? lus
Tajik reading? lüs

Adjective

لوس • (lōs / lus) (Tajik spelling лӯс)

  1. spoiled, pampered (e.g. of a child)
  2. tasteless, insipid (e.g. of a text)
  3. flattering, ingratiating

Noun

لوس • (lōs / lus) (Tajik spelling лӯс)

  1. flattery

Usage notes

  • Mainly a noun meaning "flattery" in pre-modern Persian but mainly an adjective today.

Further reading

  • Hayyim, Sulayman (1934), “لوس”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim